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Shawn Marion Retires
Jun 19, 2015
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As he announced earlier in the year, Shawn Marion followed through on his retirement plans following the Cleveland Cavaliers loss in the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors. Marion, who is 37, is coming off career lows in the NBA, but did have a productive sixteen year career in the Association.
Marion was drafted ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns in 1999 out of UNLV and was instantly dubbed the “Matrix”. The versatile forward would have his best seasons with Phoenix, going to four All Star Games and being named to the All NBA Third Team twice. Following a very productive nine year run with the Suns, he would be traded to the Miami Heat, and later go the Raptors, but his crowning accomplishment would come with his fourth team, the Dallas Mavericks.
While Marion was in Dallas, he was a member of the surprising championship team of 2011 that defeated the first attempt of Miami’s “Big Three” of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Marion was no longer an All Star, but still a productive member of the team and he joined Cleveland last season with the hope of chasing another.
Marion is an interesting candidate for the Basketball Hall of Fame as is one of the few players who has 17,000 career Points, 10,000 career Rebounds, 1,500 Steals and 1,000 career Blocks. He retires with a PER of 18.8 and 15.2 Points per Game, very good numbers, but this is a player that was never considered the best at his position or even on his own team.
Saying all of that, we here at Notinhalloffame.com will slot Marion at a high number once he is on the list in five years.
Marion was drafted ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns in 1999 out of UNLV and was instantly dubbed the “Matrix”. The versatile forward would have his best seasons with Phoenix, going to four All Star Games and being named to the All NBA Third Team twice. Following a very productive nine year run with the Suns, he would be traded to the Miami Heat, and later go the Raptors, but his crowning accomplishment would come with his fourth team, the Dallas Mavericks.
While Marion was in Dallas, he was a member of the surprising championship team of 2011 that defeated the first attempt of Miami’s “Big Three” of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Marion was no longer an All Star, but still a productive member of the team and he joined Cleveland last season with the hope of chasing another.
Marion is an interesting candidate for the Basketball Hall of Fame as is one of the few players who has 17,000 career Points, 10,000 career Rebounds, 1,500 Steals and 1,000 career Blocks. He retires with a PER of 18.8 and 15.2 Points per Game, very good numbers, but this is a player that was never considered the best at his position or even on his own team.
Saying all of that, we here at Notinhalloffame.com will slot Marion at a high number once he is on the list in five years.
Kimmo Timonen Retires
Jun 19, 2015
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Amongst the congratulations of the Chicago Blackhawks a special one from here at Notinhalloffame.com goes to Kimmo Timonen, a Finnish born defender who is retiring as a Stanley Cup Champion.
Debuting with the Nashville Predators in 1998, Timonen would steadily improve his play and would become an average half a point per game scorer and make his first All Star Game in 2004. His best season, his final one with the Preds, saw him reach fifth place in Norris Trophy voting.
Timonen would be traded to the Flyers and still maintain a solid two way attack and would make his first Stanley Cup Final albeit in a losing effort to Chicago, the team he would join last year and finally earn a Stanley Cup Ring after 1,108 NHL Games.
The Defenceman would also represent his native Finland on the international stage earning a Silver and three Bronze medals at the Olympics and three Silvers at the World Championships. He was also a member of the second place team at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
While we are not sure that he is a Hall of Famer, he will be on our list once eligible.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to thank Kimmo Timonen for his career on the ice and wish him the best in what comes next!
Debuting with the Nashville Predators in 1998, Timonen would steadily improve his play and would become an average half a point per game scorer and make his first All Star Game in 2004. His best season, his final one with the Preds, saw him reach fifth place in Norris Trophy voting.
Timonen would be traded to the Flyers and still maintain a solid two way attack and would make his first Stanley Cup Final albeit in a losing effort to Chicago, the team he would join last year and finally earn a Stanley Cup Ring after 1,108 NHL Games.
The Defenceman would also represent his native Finland on the international stage earning a Silver and three Bronze medals at the Olympics and three Silvers at the World Championships. He was also a member of the second place team at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
While we are not sure that he is a Hall of Famer, he will be on our list once eligible.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to thank Kimmo Timonen for his career on the ice and wish him the best in what comes next!
Fictitious Rock Hall Finalists Announced...Time to Vote!
Jun 12, 2015
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Regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com know all about our Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame and the first class.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com are pleased to announce the 15 Finalists based on your online votes for the Fictitious Rock and Roll and Roll Hall of Fame.
Your 15 Finalists are:
Alvin & The Chipmunks (From multiple TV Shows and Movies)
The anthropomorphic chipmunks have been around for decades and actually went to number one on the Billboard charts twice and have been in the top five in voting in both previous rounds.
The Archies (The Archie Show)
Who doesn’t know Sugar Sugar? This put together group went number one with that song, which remains the ultimate bubblegum classic.
The Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live)
“Joliet” Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) took a successful skit into a more successful movie and generated a number one album. They have been in the top three in both previous rounds.
The Commitments (The Commitments)
From the movie of the same name this was a powerful Irish blues band, and a good one at that!
Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem (The Muppet Show)
The house band for the Muppets has been surprisingly high vote getters in the first two rounds. Is it on the strength of their drummer, Animal?
Eddie and the Cruisers (Eddie and the Cruisers & Eddie and the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives)
Eddie and the Cruisers was an early 60’s Jersey Band who through the death of the lead singer, Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) become mythical rock and roll icons.
The Monkees (The Monkees)
They were put together by a television network and didn’t play on their first album, but they would emerge in the late 60’s as a bona fide rock group and huge concert draw. Should they be considered Fictitious?
Otis Day & The Knights (Animal House)
How popular were these guys? In real life, the lead singer would go on to form a band called… “Otis Day & The Knights”.
Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) may not have been a rock star, but the Cuban bandleader was one of the first musicians on the silver screen. Now if only he let Lucy go to the club!
The School of Rock (School of Rock)
Jack Black and group of tweens rock the house and win the battle of the bands in what has become a constant on cable movie reruns.
Spinal Tap (This is Spinal Tap)
Comprising David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), the faux Heavy Metal group would go out on successful tours for years and the mockumentary, “This is Spinal Tap” remains a cult classic.
Stillwater (Almost Famous)
From Cameron Crowe’s film, “Almost Famous”, we have a rising rock and roll band in the early 1970’s who were primed to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Tenacious D (The Pick of Destiny)
Are Jack Black and Kyle Gass supposed to be here? As Tenacious D, the hard rocking duo have sold out many concerts and sold a lot of albums and appeared as fictionalized versions of themselves on screen.
The Wonders (That Thing You Do!)
The Tom Hanks produced film generated a perfect snapshot f early 60’s rock with the one hit wonder, The Wonders who fell from the top as quickly as they got there.
Wyld Stallyns (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure & Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
How important are these guys? Ted Theodore Logan (Keanu Reeves) and Bill S. Preston, Esq created music that brought peace to planet Earth. What other band can say that?
It is worth noting that just missing the final round was Robin Sparkles (How I Met Your Mother), The Partridge Family and Elvis Presley’s Vince Everett from (Jailhouse Rock).
Those 15 will be on the ballot until October 5 where the first Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class will be named.
You know what we want you to do!
It is time for all of you to vote and tell us who should be the first class of the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Voting is done here: http://www.notinhalloffame.com/ficitious-rock-and-roll-voting/2015-final-round-voting
We thank you for your support!
We here at Notinhalloffame.com are pleased to announce the 15 Finalists based on your online votes for the Fictitious Rock and Roll and Roll Hall of Fame.
Your 15 Finalists are:
Alvin & The Chipmunks (From multiple TV Shows and Movies)
The anthropomorphic chipmunks have been around for decades and actually went to number one on the Billboard charts twice and have been in the top five in voting in both previous rounds.
The Archies (The Archie Show)
Who doesn’t know Sugar Sugar? This put together group went number one with that song, which remains the ultimate bubblegum classic.
The Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers, Saturday Night Live)
“Joliet” Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) took a successful skit into a more successful movie and generated a number one album. They have been in the top three in both previous rounds.
The Commitments (The Commitments)
From the movie of the same name this was a powerful Irish blues band, and a good one at that!
Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem (The Muppet Show)
The house band for the Muppets has been surprisingly high vote getters in the first two rounds. Is it on the strength of their drummer, Animal?
Eddie and the Cruisers (Eddie and the Cruisers & Eddie and the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives)
Eddie and the Cruisers was an early 60’s Jersey Band who through the death of the lead singer, Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) become mythical rock and roll icons.
The Monkees (The Monkees)
They were put together by a television network and didn’t play on their first album, but they would emerge in the late 60’s as a bona fide rock group and huge concert draw. Should they be considered Fictitious?
Otis Day & The Knights (Animal House)
How popular were these guys? In real life, the lead singer would go on to form a band called… “Otis Day & The Knights”.
Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) may not have been a rock star, but the Cuban bandleader was one of the first musicians on the silver screen. Now if only he let Lucy go to the club!
The School of Rock (School of Rock)
Jack Black and group of tweens rock the house and win the battle of the bands in what has become a constant on cable movie reruns.
Spinal Tap (This is Spinal Tap)
Comprising David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), the faux Heavy Metal group would go out on successful tours for years and the mockumentary, “This is Spinal Tap” remains a cult classic.
Stillwater (Almost Famous)
From Cameron Crowe’s film, “Almost Famous”, we have a rising rock and roll band in the early 1970’s who were primed to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Tenacious D (The Pick of Destiny)
Are Jack Black and Kyle Gass supposed to be here? As Tenacious D, the hard rocking duo have sold out many concerts and sold a lot of albums and appeared as fictionalized versions of themselves on screen.
The Wonders (That Thing You Do!)
The Tom Hanks produced film generated a perfect snapshot f early 60’s rock with the one hit wonder, The Wonders who fell from the top as quickly as they got there.
Wyld Stallyns (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure & Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
How important are these guys? Ted Theodore Logan (Keanu Reeves) and Bill S. Preston, Esq created music that brought peace to planet Earth. What other band can say that?
It is worth noting that just missing the final round was Robin Sparkles (How I Met Your Mother), The Partridge Family and Elvis Presley’s Vince Everett from (Jailhouse Rock).
Those 15 will be on the ballot until October 5 where the first Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class will be named.
You know what we want you to do!
It is time for all of you to vote and tell us who should be the first class of the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Voting is done here: http://www.notinhalloffame.com/ficitious-rock-and-roll-voting/2015-final-round-voting
We thank you for your support!
RIP: Dusty Rhodes
Jun 11, 2015
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It is a sad day in the world of professional wrestling as it was announced by the WWE that Hall of Famer and former multi time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, passed away today at the age of 69. Rhodes was still employed with the WWE at the time of his passing assisting with the younger talents in the developmental system and he had made multiple appearances on Monday Night Raw over the past few years.
Rhodes first gained prominence as one half of the Texas Outlaws with Dick Murdoch, where they would become one of the world’s top tag teams. After striking out on his own, he would become a major star in Florida and would eventually be a three time champion in the National Wrestling Alliance with notable feuds against Harley Race and Ric Flair. In the late 80’s, Rhodes would have his last major run in wrestling with the WWF, peaking with a mixed tag team win over Randy Savage at Wrestlemania VI.
“The American Dream” still worked in wrestling for WCW and the WWE in booking and administrative capacities and two of his sons, Cody and Dustin would become champions themselves.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to offer our condolences to the friends and family of Dusty Rhodes.
Rhodes first gained prominence as one half of the Texas Outlaws with Dick Murdoch, where they would become one of the world’s top tag teams. After striking out on his own, he would become a major star in Florida and would eventually be a three time champion in the National Wrestling Alliance with notable feuds against Harley Race and Ric Flair. In the late 80’s, Rhodes would have his last major run in wrestling with the WWF, peaking with a mixed tag team win over Randy Savage at Wrestlemania VI.
“The American Dream” still worked in wrestling for WCW and the WWE in booking and administrative capacities and two of his sons, Cody and Dustin would become champions themselves.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to offer our condolences to the friends and family of Dusty Rhodes.